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Lions selected South Carolina DE Devin Taylor with the No. 132 overall pick.

Taylor (6-foot-7, 266) logged 18.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles during his four-year Gamecocks career, bookending Jadeveon Clowney in his final two seasons. Taylor showed freakish straight-line athleticism with a 4.72 forty and 1.59 ten-yard split at the Combine, but he is painfully tight in the hips and a better athlete than football player. Taylor may need to adjust his game in the pros, focusing on power rushing. The Gamecock's length and straight-line speed should come in handy in the Lions' wide alignments. Sat, Apr 27, 2013 01:54:00 PM

The NFL Network's Charles Davis signaled out South Carolina DE Devin Taylor as a player he is excited to watch during the Combine.

Davis was very impressed with Taylor during the East-West Shrine week and believed he "opened up some eyes." We are worried Taylor might be tight in the hips and his long arms may prevent a strong display of strength, but he has a frame NFL teams' covet. Thu, Feb 7, 2013 01:49:00 PM

According to SI's Tony Pauline, South Carolina DE Devin Taylor had a "terrible day" at East-West Shrine practice Tuesday and appears to have regressed since a promising start to his college career.

Per Pauline, Taylor was "handled at the point" by offensive linemen "down to the small-school blockers" and "gave the impression his best football is behind him." Rotoworld's Josh Norris is at the East-West Shrine and didn't think Taylor was quite as bad as Pauline portrays, but it's notable nonetheless. A first-team All-SEC pick as a sophomore in 2010, Taylor hit a wall thereafter and managed just 8.5 tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior in 2012. Tue, Jan 15, 2013 01:46:00 PM

South Carolina senior DE Devin Taylor has been invited to the Shrine Game.

Taylor received a lot of attention this offseason due to his desirable frame and time spent playing with former first-rounder Melvin Ingram and potential future top pick Jadeveon Clowney. We feel the senior is a bit tight and needs to add weight to transform into a power rusher, but the E-W Shrine is a good stage for Taylor to show off his skills. Fri, Dec 7, 2012 09:35:00 AM